Jan Aushadhi saves costs of those on lifelong medication

Few things can be more troublesome than the cost of medicines for those who are on lifelong medication feels Prabodh Vekhande, a city based astrologer and computer engineer. He has recently set up a medicine store under the government’s Jan Aushadhi Yojna.Barkha Mathur | TNN | November 24, 2015, 05:00 IST

"The $however, for pharma exports in 2013-14 would be a challenging task in view of global slowdown," Ministry of Commerce and Industry Joint Secretary Mridul Jain said.NAGPUR: Few things can be more troublesome than the cost of medicines for those who are on lifelong medication feels Prabodh Vekhande, a city based astrologer and computer engineer. He has recently set up a medicine store under the government’s Jan Aushadhi Yojna. “This is a scheme for making available quality medicine at affordable prices. The medicines are better than the generic ones as they have been researched and developed by the government in the labs set up for the purpose,” says Vekhande.n

The project is developed by Department of Pharmaceuticals, under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizer, government of India. “I think it is important to promote the sale of medicines at a reasonable price as this helps not just the poor, but also improves relations between parents and children,” he says referring to the ill treatment often meted out to the elderly as their children do not want to pick up the tabs for their medical treatment.

Vekhande’s store in the city is second of its kind in the state. “These medicines are available at just 1/4th the cost and can improve the economic scenario of families where people are on lifelong medication,” he says.

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